John Lurie

John Lurie is an American musician, painter, actor, director, and producer. He co-founded the Lounge Lizards jazz ensemble; has acted in 19 films, including Stranger than Paradise and Down by Law; has composed and performed music for 20 television and film works; and he produced, directed, and starred in the Fishing with John television series. In 1996 his soundtrack for Get Shorty was nominated for a Grammy Award, and his album The Legendary Marvin Pontiac: Greatest Hits has been praised by critics and fellow musicians.

14 December 1952

Born on the same birth day (14 December): Beth Orton • Boudewijn Büch • Brendan Nash • Craig Biggio • Elyse Knox • Falk Balzer • Jakub Błaszczykowski • Karan Armstrong • Katherine MacDonald • Louis Marshall • Manolis Kalomiris • Maria Szymanowska • Miranda Hart • Natascha McElhone • Nikolay Basov • Pedro Botelho (footballer, born 1989) • Pierre Puvis de Chavannes • Rosalyn Tureck • Sam Burgess • Spike Jones • Stan Smith • Vangelis Meimarakis

Born in the same month (December 1952): Bridget Prentice • Clive Anderson • December 23 • Dennis Boutsikaris • Don Barnes • Keith Szarabajka • Liaqat Baloch • Rudi Protrudi • Susan Collins • Walter Murphy